Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking the people said, ‘How well he spoke,’ but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, the people said, ‘Let us march”.
Adlai Stevenson via E J Dionne by way of Andrew Sullivan.
A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
I shot this in a single eight-minute take, which is in the spirit of an experience of Ralf Wetzel’s workshop, Leading from the Clown. Clown training is probably the deepest and most challenging work I’ve done. Enjoy.
A casual conversation in a pub makes me pay attention to thinking being embodied
Creating eye contact despite the limits of Zoom and Teams
The power of small gestures and noticing
Exploring the inner dialogue of facilitation
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting
Steve Yastrow on the Tom Peters blog highlights this US News article on Yahoo: Kerry’s muddled message. Here’s Steve’s take: Those who support John Kerry are frustrated with his campaign
Daniel Pink suggests that explaining the purpose of work can have a dramatic effect on productivity: Have you ever asked yourself why you’re in business? Good stuff. It’s something that
Joe Klein has a great article in at Time: Pssst! Who’s behind the decline of politics? [Consultants.] Here’s how he starts, and I found what followed fascinating. On the evening
David Wilcox produced this excellent video report on people’s involvement in their neighbourhoods. It features community organiser Jim Diers who was in London recently. Kevin Harris also wrote about Jim’s
